Hearth Tax Online - Survey of Users

 

1. What are your primary interests in the records of the hearth tax? Please select up to three from the following. *

 

2. When approaching the records of the hearth tax, which topic are you most interested in?
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3. Do you undertake research from the records of the hearth tax? *

 

4. If you answered yes to question 3, how do you access the records and how often?

Frequently (at least once a week)Regularly (at least once a month)Occasionally (once every few months)Rarely (once a year)Never
Transcriptions of manuscripts via the Hearth Tax Online website
Transcriptions of manuscripts via Ancestry.com or other websites
Original manuscripts at The National Archives, Kew
Manuscripts or Microfilms kept at a location other than The National Archives, Kew
Transcriptions of manuscripts in a published hard-copy volume
 

5. Do you visit local record offices and/or local studies libraries for research other than to study the hearth tax and, if so, how often? *

Frequently (at least once a week)Regularly (at least once a month)Occasionally (once every few months)Rarely (once a year)Never
Local Record Office
Local Studies Library
 

6. How often do you undertake the following computer related activities? *

Daily (every day)Frequently (at least once a week)Regularly (at least once a month)Occasionally (once every few months)Rarely (once a year)Never
Accessing the internet from a computer or device in your home
Accessing the internet via a computer or device in another location (i.e. work, public library, internet café)
Sending e-mail
Conducting primary source historical research online
Conducting genealogical or family history research online
Accessing social media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
Accessing blogs or other forms of specifically online publishing
Listening to audio resources such as podcasts
 

7. In relation to your interest in the hearth tax, how would you describe yourself? *

 

8. If images of original hearth tax manuscripts were made available online, would you be interested in transcribing them? *

 

9. If there were events and workshops to engage and assist people with transcribing hearth tax documents, would you be interested in attending them? *

 

10. Which age group are you in?

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